Transport minister wants to lift liquids ban on flights

[scooterscot]

Here here

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...cle1994286.ece

[zathras]

Too true , but then what on earth has reality got informing new labour policy - it is far too busy ensuring never the 'twain should meet!

Seriously the liquid ban was always about looking like they were doing something and nothing to do with actually achieving anything. The current terrorist levels seem to me no worse than under the IRA, with the exception that the IRA seem to be far better at building bombs. The comparison that the current war in terror puts London in more danger than during the blitz is laughable to everyone except Sir Ian Blair who actually made the comparison.

So the news that someone is considering it's end is a welcome sign that the government has figured that it is looking pretty stupid trying to persuade a country, which lived 40 years under the threat of a nuclear war, and 30 years under the terrorism is not going to be fazed by a bunch of nutters who have read far too much Tom Clancy!

[scooterscot]

Just a pity it's not our goverment

[King Cnvt]

Next you'll be suggesting that the "wat on terror" is just a Socialist ruse to remove civil liberties and get ID cards in through the back door.

[Sysman]

Next you'll be suggesting that the "wat on terror" is just a Socialist ruse to remove civil liberties and get ID cards in through the back door.

You forgot to mention the cameras.

[daviejones]

Too true , but then what on earth has reality got informing new labour policy - it is far too busy ensuring never the 'twain should meet!

Seriously the liquid ban was always about looking like they were doing something and nothing to do with actually achieving anything. The current terrorist levels seem to me no worse than under the IRA, with the exception that the IRA seem to be far better at building bombs. The comparison that the current war in terror puts London in more danger than during the blitz is laughable to everyone except Sir Ian Blair who actually made the comparison.

So the news that someone is considering it's end is a welcome sign that the government has figured that it is looking pretty stupid trying to persuade a country, which lived 40 years under the threat of a nuclear war, and 30 years under the terrorism is not going to be fazed by a bunch of nutters who have read far too much Tom Clancy!

The IRA didn't take bombs on planes though!!!

I worked at BAA when this happened and it was madness. If the government did nothing and one of those bombs had gone off, we would be slating them for doing nothing...

Fair enough they might not have fully understood the risk butthey acted and that is better than doing nothing...doing nothing, doesn't save lives...

And NO, I am NOT a NL supporter...

[Churchill]

And NO, I am NOT a NL supporter...

Oh, so it's just a coincidence that you talk such tulipe then, eh?

[daviejones]

Oh, so it's just a coincidence that you talk such tulipe then, eh?

You are one boring dull dog, do you know that? Did your mother have any puppies that lived?

[DBA_bloke]

You are one boring dull dog, do you know that? Did your mother have any puppies that lived?

Agreed.

[Old Greg]

Next you'll be suggesting that the "wat on terror" is just a Socialist ruse to remove civil liberties and get ID cards in through the back door.

'Authoritarian' ruse, not 'socialist' ruse.